E3 and the Evolution of Video Games

So I've been watching the three console makers' press conferences at this year's E3, and it's been an interesting experience. For those of you who don't know, E3 is the annual video game conference in LA, where big announcements are made as to the direction that video games will be heading in the future. I've been pretty much a lifelong gamer, starting with the Atari 2600 and Game n Watch, moving on the original Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Playstation 2, Ga